Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2026-04-04

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Apr 4
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
763 head
▼ 476 vs last sale 1,239▲ 332 vs year ago 431 · +77.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 59▲ 23 vs year ago 36 · +63.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 100▲ 1 vs year ago 40 · +2.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder and yearling steers steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $405.77/cwt on 32 head, up $12.14 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 34 comparable sales and sits +19.09 against this barn's trailing median of $386.68.
Average price
$405.77
▲ 12.14 vs prior sale
32 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,236
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$56
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$38.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.05
vs KY average
−17.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548408.162,23930
Medium and Large 2-3590370.002,1832thin
One grade step is worth $38.15/cwt here — about $56 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale32 hd
405.77
—
KY average25 barns · 1,527 hd
419.82
−14.05
National average175 barns · 10,886 hd
423.19
−17.42
This barn, trailing median34 sales
386.68
+19.09
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
446402357313median 386.6803/0705/0207/1109/0510/31
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $432.00, low $327.00, median $386.68 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,532194.892,98510
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,314183.552,41217
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,623178.842,9034thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,019155.731,58823
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,005240.002,4121thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,227230.722,8313thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,283$3,1886
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$3,07518
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$2,5222thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,220$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,015$1,8001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)855$2,7512thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,162$2,9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$2,7003thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$2,3001thin

Every lot

108 lots · USDA AMS · Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy233674.52/cwt660.00–690.001,5722
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280619.82/cwt610.00–630.001,7352
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3281
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy311662.09/cwt600.00–730.002,0597
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7681
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy364608.24/cwt600.00–620.002,2145
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383509.79/cwt500.00–530.001,9523
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415493.57/cwt480.00–500.002,0483
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425417.50/cwt385.00–450.001,7742
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428567.35/cwt535.00–620.002,42816
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478536.18/cwt510.00–570.002,56312
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487491.63/cwt485.00–500.002,3943
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2031
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500482.00/cwt482.00–482.002,4101
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510532.30/cwt500.00–550.002,71511
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,7502
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4301
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583458.70/cwt440.00–467.502,6743
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616436.64/cwt405.00–460.002,6905
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3751
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,9581
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681373.81/cwt370.00–375.002,5464
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729398.08/cwt398.00–400.002,90274
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2758357.43/cwt350.00–365.002,7092
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added904348.50/cwt348.50–348.503,15064
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2945310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,9301
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added994324.00/cwt324.00–324.003,22152
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0341
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy241610.23/cwt600.00–615.001,4713
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1131
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy279557.66/cwt500.00–620.001,55613
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290300.00/cwt300.00–300.008701
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4181
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy327527.11/cwt500.00–580.001,72413
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355537.61/cwt530.00–545.001,9092
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374469.07/cwt450.00–475.001,75412
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3381414.86/cwt400.00–435.001,5818
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3418424.70/cwt415.00–435.001,7752
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426451.85/cwt440.00–460.001,92511
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429481.63/cwt470.00–500.002,06613
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460452.20/cwt440.00–460.002,08011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1861
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473413.41/cwt380.00–435.001,95515
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524421.18/cwt412.50–425.002,20715
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530393.65/cwt380.00–400.002,0863
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3374
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587390.75/cwt380.00–398.002,2948
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1832
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630385.61/cwt382.50–390.002,4294
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,4252
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710312.50/cwt310.00–315.002,2192
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2711344.25/cwt335.00–347.502,4484
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4801
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added871325.92/cwt320.00–332.002,839121
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,118265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,96346
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2210500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0501
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,6531
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325642.90/cwt600.00–680.002,08910
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3360450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6201
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375585.62/cwt550.00–630.002,19612
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2390535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,0871
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3400450.00/cwt430.00–470.001,8002
Bulls400–450Small 1-2410350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4351
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427555.61/cwt500.00–625.002,37216
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430493.04/cwt490.00–495.002,1205
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3455380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7291
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480504.98/cwt500.00–525.002,4247
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2484490.25/cwt480.00–495.002,3739
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2513476.62/cwt470.00–480.002,4453
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0601
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy517490.05/cwt485.00–501.002,5346
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,6681
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2552450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,4842
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3578411.78/cwt395.00–445.002,3809
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy619404.38/cwt380.00–425.002,50310
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy706357.51/cwt355.00–365.002,5244
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3041
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2843320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6982
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2900300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7001
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Large 1-2365502.50/cwt502.50–502.501,8341
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,227230.72/cwt210.00–247.502,8313
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,005240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,4121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,290183.20/cwt180.00–185.002,3633
Bulls——1,518191.29/cwt190.00–194.002,9044
Bulls——1,792211.39/cwt207.00–219.003,7883
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%880130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1441
Cows—Lean 85-90%938110.88/cwt100.00–120.001,0402
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,017152.50/cwt140.00–160.001,55112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,061175.00/cwt165.00–190.001,8578
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230149.67/cwt140.00–160.001,8412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,325188.07/cwt165.00–209.002,49215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,623178.84/cwt170.00–190.002,9034
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28952,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29102,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29952,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,0952,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1622,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2703,075.28/head2,150.00–3,450.003,07518
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2833,187.59/head2,550.00–3,500.003,1886
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,521.74/head2,400.00–2,650.002,5222
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,003232.64/cwt198.00–260.002,3334
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28552,750.58/head2,650.00–2,850.002,7512

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.